"16 and Pregnant: Life After Labor" airs Thursday night at 10pm ET/PT. The finale special, hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky, will be an issue-driven forum on teen pregnancy. All six of the teen mothers profiled on season one of the series will participate in the event.

As part of the program, Dr. Drew will discuss each girl's specific issues and challenges and update viewers on what's going on in their lives now. The open discussion is intended to provide a platform to address the controversial topics shown during season one: birth control, adoption, abortion, marriage, religion, gossip, finances, high school graduation and employment. During the show, Dr. Drew will field questions by members of the live studio audience, as well as select emails from viewers.

Sneak peek clips from the special for Whitney, Maci and Farrah can be found on YouTube.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnany is working with MTV to support the series, which has already been picked up for a second season.

Have you been watching? Is MTV the appropriate platform for a show on teen pregnancy? Sound off in the comments section now!

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Absolutely, yes, 16 and pregnant is an excellent show but the cursing is out of hand. I do believe that this is an important show as it does not glorify pregnancy at all. thanks for my chance to speak.